Security
Proton Pass security flaw exposed: Firefox users at risk
A password manager by Swiss-based company Proton is still storing data in plaintext. Patch is on the way.
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PwC Nigeria tech bootcamp IDs exposed
Participants in PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) Nigeria Tech Talent Bootcamp are at risk of identity theft after private data was leaked from a misconfigured Amazon Web Services account, a Cybernews investigation reveals.
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Microsoft AI research team allegedly leaks 38TB of private data
A disk backup of two employees’ workstations were also included in the leaked data, researchers at cloud security company Wiz said.
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Brits in dark about dark web, study shows
One in seven Brits have had personal data leaked in the past year but few can tell what the dark web is, according to new research.
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Dangerous permissions detected in top Android health apps
Leading Android health applications expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. Cybernews has the story.
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Third of Americans use password managers
Increased cybersecurity risks may have sharpened some Americans’ attention to password management – but most still rely on memorization or handwritten notes, a practice criticized by many cybersecurity experts.
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Caesars ransom attack linked to MGM, tens of millions paid to hackers
New sources are naming Caesars Entertainment as the first victim to be hit by a massive cyberattack on the Las Vegas strip – making MGM Resorts the second.
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China-linked malware spotted in national power grid
A national grid in an undisclosed Asian country was compromised for up to six months earlier this year, a study says. Evidence suggests a threat actor was using Chinese-linked malware called ShadowPad Trojan.
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MGM cyberattack claimed by ALPHV/BlackCat ransom gang
New information has surfaced claiming the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group is responsible for Monday’s debilitating cyber attack on the Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts Internationa. With rumors about a large ransom payment swirling, some insiders say MGM may not even be able to pay its employees come Friday.
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Ethereum’s Buterin says X account hacked in T-Mobile SIM swap
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said someone “socially engineered” T-Mobile to take over his phone number, which was enough to hack into his X (Twitter) account.
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IBM: Janssen health database breached in cyber incident
IBM announces that an unauthorized party breached the patient healthcare database it manages for the Johnson & Johnson-owned Janssen CarePath platform.
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LADbible Group leaks internal data
LADBible group, a popular viral media publisher, has leaked employee email addresses, links to its social media, a list of advertisers, and data on articles, among other information of high value to attackers.
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Large companies unprepared for cyberattacks, boards say
Board members in Singapore, Canada, and Japan feel their organizations are most exposed, according to a new report from cybersecurity company Proofpoint.
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Flaw in AtlasVPN Linux clients discovered, update released
A simple code snippet in a webpage could disconnect instances of AtlasVPN’s Linux Client, exposing a user’s IP address. The zero-day flaw was discovered and shared by a user on Reddit, the company has released a patch.
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Layoffs list extended by Malwarebytes, Fortinet, Veriff, SecureWorks
Thousands of employees have been cut from at least 46 cybersecurity companies in 2023. The streak is extended by Malwarebytes, announcing a second round of layoffs.
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Unraveling EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler
WannaCry and NotPetya, probably two most damaging cyberattacks in recent history, were both only made possible because of EternalBlue. Here is how the NSA-developed cyber monster works, and how you should defend against it.
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Topgolf Callaway Brands hacked, over a million golfers exposed
Over a million customers of Topgolf Callaway Brands, an American sports equipment manufacturing company that operates a chain of golf centers, have had their personal information leaked and will be asked to change passwords.
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North Korean malicious package targets Windows
A malicious campaign targeting MacOS, Linux, and Windows systems has been attributed to the North Korean threat group Lazarus.
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Russia’s spies using new crude malware to target Android devices in Ukraine
The Russian military intelligence service GRU can access compromised Android devices with a new malware dubbed Infamous Chisel. Spotted and described by Ukraine’s security agency, the technical details of the malicious campaign were published by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the UK and international partners.
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Chinese spies target Android users with fake Signal, Telegram apps
Two separate Chinese spy campaigns involving fake Signal and Telegram messaging apps targeting US and European Android users were discovered by ESET security researchers.
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